I am in Scotland this week conducting workshops on mobile strategies. I met with a large company with multiple enterprise mobility projects to connect back office ERPs and HR apps to mobile applications. They have already determined they will be using HTML5 as their preferred mobile app development environment. They already have experienced web developers so extending the skills of these developers into mobility makes perfect sense to them.
The meteoric rise of the number of apps for iOS and Android
devices may present too much clutter for our networks and attention spans. “There is no need for an “app” that is simply
a shell to deliver Web content. In fact, many of these narrow-purpose apps can
and should be Web-based applications (particularly built on HTML5) delivered
through the browser.” Read original content
Appcelerator has released the new version of its Titanium
platform. Titanium 2.0 includes support
for HTML5 mobile web apps. Read original content
Bluega’s pieOS provides a touchscreen user interface developed
using HTML5 and usable across all mobile devices. Read original con ten
Human resources enterprise solution provider Workday has
released its newest update, Workday 16, delivering new features and
enhancements including HTML5 for mobile. Read original content and another article here.
TapEdition has launched HTML5 magazine app building
capabilities allowing users to develop HTML5 based magazine apps compatible
with all smartphone and tablet devices. Read original conten
Responsive Web Design is made possible by HTML5 and CSS3 and
is already “having incredible impact on Web design and mobile marketing”. Ron Jacobs, president of Jacobs &
Clevenger, presents a case for HTML5 over mobile apps. Read original content
Shivank Arya describes several non-UI features of HTML5
which can be used in almost all web applications. The article covers features such as new web
storage mechanisms, Web Workers allowing multiple threads, and offline
availability of applications. Read original content
CNET’s new mobile site melds native apps and mobile web,
taking cues from mobile apps while allowing seamless navigation when clicking
on a CNET link without installing an app. Read original content
Mozilla has announced it will launch its HTML5-based mobile
platform, Boot to Gecko, sometime between late 2012 and early 2013. Read original content
LongTail Video’s latest State of HTML5 Video report reveals
that close to 74 percent of the browser market now supports HTML5, and
full-screen HTML5 video is now available from a majority of web browsers. Read original content
Adobe’s Creative Suite 6 will include a new application,
Adobe Muse, which will allow users to create HTML5-powered web sites without
writing any code. Read original content
Google is closing down its mobile web app for Google Talk,
forcing users who wish to continue using Google Talk to use the native app. Read original content
Magento has released HTML5 enhancements to its Enterprise
and Community Edition platforms, enabling “mobile web capabilities integrated
deep into the platform”. Read original content
The W3C has posted an update on progress of the HTML5
specifications, and the HTML Working Group Chairs have developed a draft
stabilization plan with a timeline for advancing the HTML5 specifications to
W3C Recommendation. Read original content
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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile Industry Analyst, Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus
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Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
